Read the lotlowing passage carcity
The ship was no sooner out at se
manner, and as I had never been at sea belar
my mind I began now seriously to reflect upon what I had done, an
the judgement of heaven for my wicked desire
all the good counsel of my parents, my father
ICT out at sea than the wind began to blow, and the winds rose in a most frightful
never been at sea before. I was most inexpressibly sick in bodly, and terrily d in
to reflect upon what I had done, and how justly I was overtaken by
en for my wicked desire, leaving my father's house, and abandoning my duty.
my mind
el of my parents, my father's tears and my mother's entreaties came now fresh into
All this while the storm increas'd and the sea, wh
m increas d and the sea, which I had never been upon before. wert very high,
nothing like what I have seen many times since; no, nor like what I saw a few
any times since; no, nor like what I saw a few days after but it was
enough to affect me then, who was but a voung sailor, and had never known anything of
matter
I expected every wave would have swallowed us up
ery Wave would have swallowed us up, and that every time the ship fell down, as I
thought, in the trough or hollow of the sea, we should never rise more : and in this
should never rise more : and in this agony of mind, 1
made many vows and resolutions, that if it would please God here to spare my life
at if it would please God here to spare my life this one voyage, if I
ever I got once my foot upon dry land again, I would go directly home to my father,
would go directly home to my father, and never set foot
into
wy while I liv d, that I would take his advice, and never run myself into such misenes
as these any more.
ext
se and sober thoughts continued all the while as the storm continued, and indeed some ume
after ; but the next day the wind was abated and the sea calmer. However, I was very grave for all
that day, being also a little seasick still ; bu towards night the weather clear' d up, the wind was quite
over, and a charming fine evening follow'd, the sun went down perfectly clear and rose so the
morning, and having little or no wind and a smooth sea, the sun shining upon it, the sight was, as
thought, the most delightful that ever I saw.
(a) Answer the following questions briefly :
(2x4 = 8)
(i) How did the narrator foot at sea ?
(1) Which four things did the narrator ignore before going to sea?
(ili) Which resolution did he make at sea ?
(iv) What was the weather like towards the night?
(1x2 = 2)
(h) Find words from the passage which have the some meaning as ;
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